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HIMAL SOUTHASIAN  |  

April 2013

The complete archive of Himal Southasian’s print issues from 1987 to 2016, with unparalleled insight into three decades of politics and culture across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet.

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Illustration: Paul Aitchison
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On taste
Anita Roy
9 min read
An etymological and gustatory exploration.
Illustration: Paul Aitchison
Illustration: Paul Atitchson
A girl with a harvest of kullafila leaves. Like in most traditional Asian cultures it was customary to send children to look for food. Kullafila (Launaea sarmentosa) grows in sandy terrain and is one of the most valued traditional greens in Maldivian cuisine. Fua Mulaku, 1977. All photos: Nils Finn Munch-Petersen
A woman takes rest on her jum hand. Photo: Flickr / Seema Krishnakumar

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All photos: Scenes from the Bengal famine, 1943. Originally published in Life magazine.
An account from Varanasi, where bhang and thandai struggle to survive the onslaught of LSD and Coca-Cola. Copyright: Kristjan-Jaak Tammsaar
In cash or in kind?
flickr/ World Bank Photo Collection
Farms, Feasts, Famines: web-exclusive package
Morning bread delivery in Galle. Image: Flickr/MichelleBFlickr
Disreputable cuisines
The Indus delta flickr / eutrophication&hypoxia
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